Sanitary garbage can cover



June 1, 1948. H. MEYER SANITARY GARBAGE CAN COVER Filed May 26, 1947INVENTOR. E422) MEI F? ATTUE/VEY' patented June 1, 1%43 NlED STATESOF'FIQE' SANITARY GARBAGE COVER Harry- Meyer, New York, N; Y.

Application May-26, 1947, Serial No. 750,491

3 Claims. 1

This invention relates to a sanitary garbage can cover arrangement.

The main object of my invention is to provide a cover for a garbage canwhich will retain the garbage in said can and prevent the garbage frombeing scattered upon the streets when the cover of the can is in closedposition, thereby safeguarding the health of the surroundingneighborhood, inasmuch as the scattering of such garbage upon thestreets is positively prevented due to the cover looked upon saidgarbage can.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an arrangement forlocking a garbage can cover to the can in such a manner that the samecannot be lifted from the same by dogs or other animals within theneighborhood and such that the mechanism is of simple construction andeasily operated to efiect a locking of the cover or a release of thecover from the can.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention,reference may be had to the following detailed description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is afragmentary perspective view of a garbage can containing the coverinventions therewith.

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3, the handle having been moved intoanother position.

Fig. 5 is a front elevational view of the clamp assembly.

Fig. 6 is a cross sectional view taken on line 65 of Fi 3.

Referring now to the figures, I represents a garbage can which has a topflange II. A cover I2 is adapted to be fitted over the top flange II toclose the can. A handle I3 is provided for effecting the lifting of thecover I2 from the can and for replacing it on the same.

The cover I2 is provided with internal projections I4 located onehundred and twenty degrees apart and adapted to be seated beneath theflange I I. At the opposite side of the cover I2 is a slot I throughwhich can be extended a block It for engagement with the face of thecan. This block is mounted on a resilient strap I! which is rivted at I8to the cover and is biased to a disengaged position as shown in Fig. 4.

Extending over the strap I1 and the slot I5 is a guide plate I9 of whichthe strap Il may form an integral part thereof as shown more clearly inFig. 5. The plate I9 will be riveted by the rivets I8 and 2 I. The guideplate It has turned in guide portions 22 for retaining and receiving anoperating plate 23 having a handle 24 thereon. As the handle shifts theplate 23 along the guide portions 22, the strap I! will either bedepressed to cause the engagement of the block It with the can or willbe released to permit the removal of the cover from the can.

Upon the block I6 being released, the cover can be lifted by the handle24 or by the handle I3 from the top of the can. To replace the cover onthe can, the projections I4 at the opposite side of the cover from thehandle 24 are first fitted under the flange I I and then the front sideof the cover is dropped down into place. Thereafter the handle 213 willbe slid along the guide member I9 and the block I6 pressed against theside of the can.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shallbe understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope ofthe present invention as defined by the appended claims.

Having thus set forth and disclosed the nature of this inventiomwhat isclaimed is:

1. A can cover locking device including a cover having a depending skirtportion adapted to telescope with the can, projections provided on thecover skirt portion adapted to be seated beneath a flange on the can,said cover skirt portion having a side opening, a block adapted to beextended through the opening for engagement with the side of the can,biasing means tending to move the block to an out-of-engagementposition, a member slidable over the biasing means and block for causingthe inward movement of the block into engagement with the can, and meansfor securing the movable member to the can cover for movement over thebiasing means and the block.

2. A can cover locking arrangement comprising a cover having a dependingskirt portion adapted to telescope with the can, projection means on thecover skirt portion adapted to be extended over a flange on the top of acan as the cover is fitted thereon, said cover skirt portion having aside opening at a location on the cover opposite to the projectionmeans, a block adapted to be extended through the opening for lockingengagement with the can face, a resilient strap connected to the blockand adapted to normally withdraw the block from the opening, guideportions secured to the cover over the strap and over the opening, aplate slidable through the guide portions to force the block through theopening and into engagement with the can or to release member havingguide portions fixed to the can, cover over the opening, said guidemember having a struck out resilient portion, said block fixed 4slidable through the guide member to cause the struck out portion andthe block to be moved in wardly so that the block will engage with thecan, said plate having a handle portion extending upwardly from the topof the cover.

HARRY MEYER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,220,319 Curtis Nov. 5, 1940 tothe end of the struck out portion. and a plat 15 2,274,872 Smith Mar. 3,1942

